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SUBMITTER: Flueckiger P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6490381 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Flueckiger Peter P Qureshi Waqas W Michos Erin D ED Blaha Michael M Burke Gregory G Sandfort Veit V Herrington David D Yeboah Joseph J
Clinical cardiology 20161112 3
<h4>Background</h4>With multiple cholesterol guidelines, we evaluated the accuracy of recommended statin therapy on identifying coronary artery calcium (CAC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events by 2004 NCEP/ ATP III, 2016 ESC/EAS, and 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines.<h4>Hypothesis</h4>ACC/AHA guidelines are more accurate in identifying persons at risk for CVD.<h4>Methods</h4>5002/6814 participants age <75 years and free of CVD were included. CAC categories (>0, ≥100, and ≥300) and 10 years of CVD ou ...[more]